Operations of the Portuguese Maritime Police during a mission in Italy this Thursday afternoon intercepted a ship carrying 25 migrants, including three children, 31.5 kilometers from the island of Pantelleria.
During a patrol operation under Operation “THEMIS”, by the FRONTEX agency, and following an alert from the Italian Coast Guard about the existence of a ship with migrants on board, Members of the Maritime Police went to the location and managed to intercept the ship, the police said in a statement..
The boat was carrying migrants in a pile, including three children, who “showed signs of dehydration and only one of the children was wearing a life jacket.
The Maritime Police rescued the migrants for security reasons and transported them to the port of Pantelleria, where the Italian authorities were waiting,” the Maritime Police added.
Source: DN
